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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-28

was sovereign smitten to earth by traitor
hands, trampled in the dust by traitor feet,
but the hands and feet were not theirs. Do
We hold that the men who fought against
them were traitors? Not at all. They,
too, were loyal to their sovereign,
The Constitution was but a treaty
between high contracting sovereign par
ties. Without one atom of sovereignty in
itself, since with impunity, through long
years OF painful agitation, it was broken by
the sovereign
PARTIES OF THE NORTH,
They enacted into crime the mere attempt
OF Federal power to enforce its DEGREES
within their dominions, and because, alter
decades OF endurance as patient as it was
delusive, the sovereign parties of the South
declined to accept their revolutionary will
in permanent place of the constitution.
The compact-breaking sovereigns of the
North, with numbers overwhelming and
material unbcunded, made aggressive wal
upon them 10 force them to accept it.
The world has been told that the people
of the South made the war TO perpetuate
African slavery. This is false. They did
not create, institute, nor do they wish to
restore it. The principle for which We
iought, the only principle of government
expressive enough to meet the require
ments of advancing civilization, made of
lste----
BY GLADSToNE's ELOQUENCE
so familiar to European thought, was
American born.
Red with the blood of Confederate
heroes, moist with the tears of the Confed-
crate widows and orphans, eastward shall
it continue to roll, carrying with it the
blessed light of the Christian civilization
all around the globe, and SO surely as it
moves it shall hiring the day of triumph.
''In that triumphal procession Abraham
Lincoln shall not move as the rightful
President, but Jefferson Davis, the social
ed traitor, leader of q so-called lost cause.
1--WE, as Confederates, can echo from our
hearts the patriotic cry of Webster the
great, Thanks to God that l, too, am an
American citizen, but if this so-called new
South he q base surrender of the old,
false confession, meanly false, of shame in
our past, shame in our sires, shame in our
dead, which none but the silliest fool can
honestly feel, then with ali the power
given to us By the God of Truth, we cry,
Avaunt, false South ! Avaunt, rotten
trunk upon a curst root; thy fruit must
turn TO ashes :"
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NEWS AND COMMENT.
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TO be secure in their persons, houses, pa
pers and effects, against unreasonable
searches and seizures"
Turning TO the action and rulings OF the
trail Court, Mr.. Tucker said that the de-
fense wss driven to peremptory challenges
in order TO exclude Jurors who should
have been rejected for cause, add that there
by there was limitation of the right OF per
enptorY challenges which this Court has
held to ie one of the highest privileges OF
a prisoner. '"fhe lest tour jurors, said
Mr.. Tucker, "Were put apS1 rs after our
peremptory challenges had been exhausted.
In one case we objected distinctly upon
the ground that the ruling Of the Court
was in violation of the constitution"
The Chief Justice enquired in what part
of the record this appeared. Mr.. Tucker
said that it was in the case 0f the juror
Denker, referred to on page II Of the peti-
TONERS brief.
Mr. Tucker finished speaking at thirty
five minutes after two and was followed
by Attorney General Hunt, n behalf OF
the State of Illinois. General Butler VIII
not speak until tomorrow.
Mr.. Attorney General Hunt said: In the
hrst part of his argument, Slr. Tucker
planted himself squarely upon the rights
which belonged to his clients. under the
18th Amendment, but in the latter part,
he changed ground slightly and insisted
that the first ten amendments
were declarations of individual rights and
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-07-16
Crop Report.

The statician of the department of
agriculture reports further extern
sion of corn area of about | 500, 900,
acres, an increase of two per cent.
over the average OF 1886. Condition
is high, averaging 95.7, which differs
little from the July condition of the
past three years preceding 1884.
The great corn growing States that
furnish the surplus average SO ir
condition. The condition of winter
wheat on the first Of July, or at the
time of harvest, for the more South
ern States was 835, reduction of
IA per cent. since the June report.
The chinch bug has wrought some
damage in most of the Western
States and in Maryland and Virginia.
There is reported somewhat seri-
GUS decline in condition OF spring
wheat largely from the prevalence of
chinch bugs. General average 1913,
last month, S7.3, decline of eight
points. Condition in July of present
average. The average for Wiscon-
sin is II; Minnesota, 76; Iowa, 70;
Nebraska, rs; Dakota, 81. The
chinch bug, the Hessian fly, the
grasshopper in the Northwest, and
the joint worm in West Virginia.
have all aided in reducing the yield
of wheat. The spring rye, S4.3;
showing a decline in condition since
the last report. The average for
barley is likewise reduced. 1t is
1913, instead Of 1873, last month.
The decline is mainly in the West.
A reduction appears in oats from
81 in June to $50, due to drought
and insect ravages. There is appar-
emily a decline OF about one-sixth in
the tobacco area, in which nearly all
the tobacco-growing States partici-
pate. The average of condition is
"a, lower July figure than for sew
eral years. The status of the cotton
crop has not declined since the last
report. In the Southeast there is a
slight reduction, compensated by
small advances in the States West of
of the Mississippi. The average is
81. which is four points higher than
the average for July in the previous
ten years. 1t was exceeded in 1878
and 1880, which were years of small
production. There have been but
two July records below 80 since in
1878. There are few reports of ex-
cessive injury from moisture and few
of drought.
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IIEDGESyILLE.

Recent arrivals are Miss Cako
Washington Prof. Martin, G.. w
Appleby, Baltimore J. W. Miller
and family, of your city; Miss Ella
Noll, Daniel Mohler and sons, Nc
Keesport, Miss Fannie Tabb, Louis
vile.
Rev. Francis level, of Baltimore,
preached two able sermons on Sun.
day to large and appreciatiye con-
gregations.
Mr.. James Donaldson, of this vii
lage lost child the past week,
whose remains were inferred in
Hedgesville cemetery.
The present Board of Corporation
officials having relieved many suffer
ers from the effects ofcattle running
at large IN the village limits, will
soon issue aV order compelling all
property holders to fill up pave
ments, which will largely prevent
accumulation of water in the cellars
during the wet season.
A scarcity of all sorts of fruit and
garden vegetables are reported in
this community owing to the pro-
longed drouth.
We learn that the day dawn of
prosperity has at length approached
the rip Van Wrinkle" village by
the Philadelphia Coal Company pur-
CHASING large amount of land in
Back Greek Valley, upon which they
are already operating for the treas
ures in which the regions west Of US
are supposed to abound.
Several citizens were aroused from
their lethargy on Tuesday last by
the ascent of vast columns of smoke
from the cemetery. A few buckets
of water in the hands of members OF
the fire department soon extinguish-
ed the flames without the necessity
of general alarm and all retired
with the consciousness of having
acted nobly.
Deputy Sheriff W. G. Noll was in
the village on Monday last on Off
cial business.
Mr.. Jacob Hull an old resident OF
this place, after rather severe at
tack has again resumed his duties.
Thomas Brown is making great
improvements in the grave yard by
removing all the underground OF
which there is such large quantity
REPORTER.
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OF FOR THE SEASHORE.

The season at Cape May and At.
lantic City is now at its height and
the bathing delightful. No better
time than the present can be select
ed for a trip to either of these great
watering resorts. Cape May has,
undoubtedly, the finest beach in the
woodland is justly styled the
Brighton" of America. The bath
ing at Atlantic City is remarkably
fine this season, and It's many other
attractions too well known to be re-
cited. A select excursion via the
picturesque b. &. o. will be run on
Thursday, the 81 inst. to the above
resorts-via Washington, Baltimore
and Philadelphia. The tickets will
be good 10 days, with the privilege
of stop-off at Washington on return
trip. Train will leave Martinsburg
at 2:25 p. m fare round trip $500.
For full information consult Tick
ct Agents b. & 0. r. II.
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Awful Calamity in Tennessee.

On Tuesday most remarkable
occurrence followed colored funer-
al at Mount Pleasant, about sixty
miles south of Nashville, Tenn
nine persons being killed by single
stroke of ghtning. The party had
scarcely left the grave, when most
severe thunder and rain storm burst
upon them. All ran for trees scat
tered abour the graveyard. Scarce
ly had the nine unfortunates reach
ed the shelter of an immense oak,
when a terrific thunder-cloud burst
and the tree was struck. The whole
party of nine tumbled down togeth
err, and died instantly.
1t was noticed that the part OF
each body nearest the tree was scar
red and their clothes torn. The
most intense excitement prevailed
there all the evening, and the wall
ing and moaning Of the frightened
were heartrending.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-07-16

WE erred in stating that the West
Virginia Wheelmen" entertained the
visiting bicyclists last week. They
we're entertained by the bicyclists of
the town, regardless of associations.
There was no occasion for the "Great
I am Editor" to smear on his war
paint. He is noted for much talk and
officiousness. The next time he uses
dispatch" matter from a Baltimore
paper and gives no credit, as he did 10
reporting portion OF the Fourth of
July celebration he should be presented
with medal for enterprise. If this
is not plain enough, we can make it
palmer. Mr.. George Myers furnished
us with the list OF participants in the
parade, and as he was chief Marshal,
we printed as given.
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spring. Nd, visited their parents on
Saturday.
We predict wedding in this Vi
cinity this month. 1t will not sur
prise us, so don't try to keep in the
shade.
On Saturday there was a dancing
picnic held in the grove at Toma-
hawk. Mr.. Ran Hiet, Mr.. l.. Jami-
son and Mr.. Thompson Siler, were
on the committee. The picnic was
delightfully."- passed.
Mr.. Kitchen has finished his barn,
also Mr.. Murphy, now the boss me-
chanic, Mr.. Morgan, will finish Mr..
Whites large bank barn, that has
been on hand for some time. 1t will
add much to the appearance of his
premises.
We are sorry to note the death OF
Mrs. Pilgrim. The remains were in
tered at Providence.
SCRIBBLER
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A TRUE SNAKE SToRY.-The other
day while stroling in a woods near the
Tuscarora, we noticed large oak tree
trunk swelling out, like the body of
person with each respiration. At first,
we thought it was AN optical delusion,
but at last tied string around the tree,
when 10 it was snapped atwain. We
called the attention of the owner to the
strange affair. He soon had his AK and
went to chopping away for dear life.
by and by the blade came out covered
with blood, and in half an hour the big
tree fell. 1t was split open and, horror
Of horrors some go squirrels scamper-
ed feebly away. But the strangest part
ofall was that inside the tree, each half
was lined with blacksnake skin, and
about thirty feet from the ground, the
head of the snake was found at squir-
rels den. The snake was thirty feet in
length and three feet in circumference,
and had probably been in the ground at
the time the acorn fell and grew up as
1t grew up. The squirrels could not get
out after being once swallowed, and not
being dead, when they breathed the old
tree expanded. We saw this with out
own eyes.
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The Sectional Tendencv.
From the Rochester Post -Express-I

Some Democrats seem to think
that the Presidents letter is a great
stroke of party politics and that the
fight with the Grand Army will
strengthen him before the country.
We cannot think so. If the quarrel
which he has pushed so vigorously
continues, the denomination of Mr..
Cleveland may assume the shape of
a great public misfortune. He is be-
coming very rapidly sectional can
didate instead of national one, and
the prospects now are that if he be in
the field in 1888 the canvass will be
an intensely bitter renewal of old
sectional quarrels. Such a canvass,
whatever way the victory inclines,
will be nothing less than national
calamity.
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mate in the world and among the
grandest and most sublime scenery in
existence. Pulmonary and Malarial
diseases are unknown. Persons
thinking of coming to New Mexico
should make Kansas City their OBJ
jective point and thence into New
Mexico over the Atchison, Topeka,
and Santa Fe r. r., which traverses
the Rio Grande Valley from north to
south. BoTELER
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A PITY HE NEEDS THIS HINT.
A Gift For All.

In order to give all a chance TO test it,
and thus be convinced OF its wonderful
curative powers, DIR. Kings New Dscov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
will be, for limited time, given away.
This offer is not only liberal, but shows UT.
bounded faith i'm the merits of this great
remedy. All who suffer from Coagbs,
Colds, Consumption, Asthma. Bronchitis,
or any affection ofrhioat, Chest, or Lungs,
are especially requested to call at Il. q.
Williams a. Bro Drug Store, and get u
Trial Bottle Free, Large Bottle 81
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MIDDLEWAY.

A festival under the auspices ofthe
M. E. Church, South, held in the
church yard on the ewes Of the It'll.
Sth and 9th, was largely attended
and resulted in quite handsome
profit for church purposes.
At public meeting of the NJ. P.
Church, on last Saturday the follow
ing Board of Trustees was elected !:
T. l.. Hyatt. p A. Lewis, j. w.
Ringer, w. NJ. Johnson, w. A. Nc
Intyre and A. B. Andersen, Also,
the church resolved to tear down and
rebuild their house of worship at an
early date, and appointed building
committee to manage the work, viz :
Rev, II. G. Cowan, r. A. Anderson,
p. A. Lewis, w. M. john on and f..
l.. Hyatt. 1t is the intention Of the
church to replace the present build
ing, which was erected before the
war and has become a prey to the
elements, by handsomer and more
convenient house of modern design.
On the evening of the 7th, Mr..
Nathan M. Grubb and Miss Kate j.
Jenkins, both of Three Runs, sought
the services of Pastor Cowan at the
M. p. Parsonage, and were made one
for life.
Mr.. Shirly Grantham, late princi-
pal of our public school, has taken
up his permanent residence at Pull
man, ILL.,, and his wife will remove
there, to occupy the new house that
he has provided, during the present
week.
Mayor Gibson had before him one
day Of last week two of our citizens
for rather too boisterous conduct,
and administered to them the penal
ties of the law. 1t is not often that
our peaceful community is thus dis.
turbed and it is deplored the moro
when anything of the kind occurs.
OBSERVER.
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THE ENGLISH SPARROW has turned
incendiary. The recent loss of the
Paterson Iron Works has proved,
upon investigation, to have resulted
from a spark lodging among the raf-
tiers, where the sparrows had been
accommodating straw, paper, rags and
general refuse for years. When he
shall have completely driven away
the song birds, eaten up the crops
and burned up the cities, it is to be
hoped some beneficent Legislature
will appropriate few hundred bush
els of poisoned wheat for this preda
tory Englishman in feathers, and
wind him up with rush.
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MRs. CLEVELAND wears number 5
shoes when she goes to the Adiron--
dacks. The Martinsburg girls who
wear number fiyes when they go to
work, will feel more reconcled to
their own sizes now.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-07-16

MANAGER PLACE, OF the Harrisburg
Sunday telegram, is erecting a hard
some structure TO be used for the Iele--
gram office in the near future. The
Telegram is an ably edited journal and
has numerous readers in Martinsburg.
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Mr.. BLACKBURN HUGHES and wife
have returned home, after few weeks
pleasantly passed at Bar Harbor, Me-,
on their bridal tour. He Is looking
well, and we extend our congratula-
tions and best wishes to groom and bride
May all their sorrows be dreams; their
joys. bright realities.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-07-16

As a handler of the reins, Col. John
w. Moore has few equals. The way he
drove one of the carriages, containing.
the City Council, was caution.
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BERLIN, July l4.-Frederick
Krupp, the well.known German me-
tai founder and gigantic steel gun
manufacturer, died to day in his viii
la near Essen, Rhenish Prussia.
Herr Krupp was born at Essen in
1912.
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THE Il. Il O. Y. M. G. A. picnic
will be held at Island Park on July
22nd. Everybody should go. Tick
cts are 30cts round trip.
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THERE is on old lady living near
Shenandoah Junction who wants q
divorce from her husband, because
he has wart on his nose. Well,
may we ask---wart next
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THE BREACH BETWEEN PRESIDENT AND
SOLDIERS.
Albanu cypress lRep.l

-itVUNy a1dIffCSS \iNif'1
The world admires manly man
and the old soldier ofall things hates
a coward. On the whole, it is nc
wonder that the breach between the
President and the men who saved
the Unien has gradually grown SO
wide and so deep that nothing can
now bridge it over.
GLAD THAT HE vEroEDHIs OWN FOLLY
Chicago Tribune (Rep)
Instead Of whining about the sol
diers' sentiments toward him, and
making silly references to threats Of
personal violence, he should congrat-
ulate himself, as the public will, that
he took the sober second thought as
he did in the flag business, and Veto
ed his own folly.
A FACT lie DOESN'T UNDERSTAND,
Boston Adre,fiser (Rep.)
There are limits which the coun-
try has right to expect of its Pres
ident, and one of them is that he
would not, either by public speech
or by letter intended for public
knowledge, argue constantly before
the people his own merits or demer-
its. He is there to be criticised and
not himself to criticise.
A PITY HE NEEDS THIS HINT.
Ne,c York Sun Ind. Dena.)
IF Mr.. Cleveland will confine his
pen to public documents and leave
the 'trailic in sectional hate" and
"threats of personal violence to the
proper and natural fields of discus
sion, he will maintain the digity of
his office on much higher plane
than can be done by telling why he
refuses to 'helplessly subject it to
insult
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THE urchin hunts the little bees nest
in the, rock piles and makes the night
hideous with his screams. The bees
helm possesses no attraction for boys.
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MISS EDITH HEDGES is EN- route for
Switzerland, where she will pass her va
cation. Bon royage
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AND now the weary pilgrims are
looking for brief rest on the camp
ground,
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The thermometer has been getting
on high horse, registering as high
as 9S in the shade.
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Mr.. JOHN b. WILSON intends plac-
ing a new pavement around his pretty
residence on the public square. The
old pavements are going going, and
we hope soon to write-gone
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-07-16

A pleasure yacht capsized near
New York, and a number of women
and children were drowned
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For weak lungs. splitting OF blood, weak
stomach, night sweats. aud the early stages
of Consumption, Golden Medical Discov-
cry is specific. By druggists.
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THE katy dds sing their evening
vespers with great gusto.
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AN INDIFFERENCE THAT HURTS.
Utica Herald [Rep.l.

The trouble with Mr.. Cleveland is
that he has no instinct of patriotism,
no high ideal of loyalty, and not one
throb in sympathy with the heroism
and the devotion which crushed out
slavery, emancipated race, and
saved the Union. ss~
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READ the Advertisement Of the
new Female Institute.
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VETERANS AND CLEVELAND.
HIS CowARDIcE CONDEMNED AND HIS
INSULTING INNUENDoEs REPELLED.
Boston Herald { Mug.).

INSULTING INNUEND0ES REPELLED.
Boston Herald Mug.).
On the whole, we are almost in
olined to wish that the President
had decided to go to st. Louis.
A MISTAKE ALL AROUND.
New York World (Dem.).
Alike from Az official, politica
and personal point of view, Presi
dent Cleveland's refusal to visit st
Louis was mistake.
A RAD EFFORT AT POSING.
Msllcaukee Sentinel (Rep.).
He poses as the good man griev.
ously misunderstood, but still full oil
sweet charity and tender regret ov-
er the detractions of his enemies.
AN OLD ADAGE AGAIN ILLUSTRATED.
Chicago Inter Ocean { Rep.).
1t is well for the President to re.
member that be, from his high
Office, threw the first stone; and If
he has been hurt, he is in the main
responsible.
THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO DISGRACE HIS
OFFICE.
Ne,c York Mail and Express (Rep.)
Stree the Government began, no
President has ever before thus Sian
dered his own people and disgraced
his own office.
NO ROOM FOR MARTYR PLAYING.
Detroit Tribune (Rep.)
No, Mr.. Cleveland, you can't play
the martyr racket on this particular
occasion. The scheme to stiffen the
backbone of your boom was well
concocted, but it didn't work.
NO CONCEPTION OF THE DIGNITY OF
PRESIDENT.
Boston Journal (Rep.).
1t will occur to most unprej
minds, it seems to us, that the Pres
ident would have shown a truer re
gard for the dignity of his office if
he had refrained from his exhibition
of personal feeling.
NO AMERICAN SPIRIT AND PLUCK.
Kansas City Journal (Rep.).
The Presidents letter is harmless
in all respects, except as reflection
on himself. 1t is not American. 1t
is contrary to American spirit and
pluck. 1t is weak method OF
counting popular sympathy.
A HUMILIATING EXHIBITION.
Cleaueland Leader (Rep.)
To spread before the world his
own pitiable condition to rub his
wounds before the eyes of mankind
to excite sympathy, is as cheap a
dodge as that of the beggar at the
gate who shows his sores to excite
compassion.
BEYOND HIS POWERS OF COMPREHENSION.
Columbus Dispatch lind. Dema.).
Mr.. Cleveland undoubtedly means
well, but he can never wholly under
stand the spirit which demonstrates
against the official return of the
rebel fiags--which were not asked
for-because he didn't help to cap
ture them